Affiliated Institutions

Research Inistitutions

Uganda National Health Research Organisation

The Uganda National Health Research Organisation is Uganda’s umbrella organisation for health research coordination. Established in 2011 under the UNHRO Act, the Uganda National Health Research Organisation is mandated to undertake basic, epidemilogical, applied, interventional ,operational, Chemotherapeutic research and also cordinate, promote and provide guidance for health research and development in Uganda.
Mandate and Strategic Objectives
The following are the strategic objectives of UNHRO which arise from their mandate and the strategic plan 2012 - 2015:
Strengthen leadership and governance systems in health research
Improve health research management systems, to conduct research and create knowledge
Promote partnerships and collaboration for research
Strengthen health research information management and knowlegde translation
Establish a sustainable financial, human and logistic system
Develop and harness innovations and products to improve health care delivery

Uganda Virus Research Institute

The UVRI engages in health research pertaining to human infections and disease processes associated with or linked to viral aetiology and provides expert advice, enables partnerships and communication and serves as a center for training and education.

Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratory

The Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratory is a government research and development centre under the Ministry of Health (MoH). It was created in 1964 with the mandate to carry out applied research on natural products (plants, animal parts and minerals) with the view of justifying therapeutic claims from traditional medicine practitioners in Uganda. The centre undertakes the development of quality natural products and services for improved health care delivery by applying both indigenous and modern technologies. NCRL is constituted of a multidisciplinary research team of skilled and technical scientists. This team, in collaboration with other partners and stakeholders, ensures that the centre fulfils its mandate to coordinate research and development on traditional medicine.